y''; r-
THE I1EDF0RD I1AIL
Fabuaaa Ever? Frlaay atoratag.
A. S. BUTTON.
Maoi-oao, Kkibay, Januart 31, 1902
wu Mm TV1 httamK.
Hi la ol law oajei bat u!M a laaly
UBtCRIPTION $l.s PBR VBAR
Batan In tka Poatosioe at If adter4,;occaa
aa SeeoaS-Claee atau aiaum.
The Dtnish West Indies now be
long to the United Statue. About
.the only thing they are valuable for
ib for coaling and aval supply sta
tions. The price paid for them is
not given out, but it is doubtless all
they are worth. '
Thb soldier at Kort Canby, who
threatened to kill President Roose
velt and voiced approval : of the
crime of Csolgoe t, has been taken
to Alcatras to serve a ten years'
sentence. His name, Rakowski, is
indicative of anarchistic tendencies.
The sentence given him is deserved.
Admiral Schley has deolared
that the presidential 'bee has not
invaded his ohapeau. The admiral
is riant. The olace he oooupies in
public estimation is such that, even
if elected, it would not be enhanced,
- and he is wise not to riak the
blotching of his escutcheon which
might come by carrying it through
a oitter political campaign.
LandhvnterS are waking up to
the value of Oregon Umber lands
Twentv-one V timber ' claims ; were
filed in the Oregon City land, office
last Thursday, embracing a total ol
3360 acres in Benton County. This
land has not been heretofore un
known, most of it having been taken
in bast years under, the homestead
law, but relinquished, for the reason,
perhaps, of -the labor involvd in
clearine-and-'nUrantf If under the
nlow.' OVegoo timber was not a
valuable asset in. those days, .... for
the very sufficient reason that the'
local lumber, market was easily
glutted and lumber , shipping ..had
. not reached, the proportions of s
saving industry. To subdue "the
forests to agriculture" was ' enbr-
mously laborious, and therefore un
profitable! '' But the timber -dis
tricts .'abandoned by . discouraged
homeseekers have been rediscovered,
eo to speak, by the timber-land
seeker, who will sooner or latei
realize handeomely upon hisventure.
Oregonian.
The report that eastern Btudenls
were to be imported to Oregon and
appointed, as U. S. forest rangers,
in place of Oregon men, who have
heretofore held the positions, has
resulted in some pretty strong pro
tests being sent to our senators and
representatives. The inadequacy of
the force employed to perform the
duty of protecting the vast extent
of the Cascade reset ve from fire and
other depredations has been the
.source of many unfavorable re-j
marks and much newspaper jocu
larity, even when in 'the hands of
practical mountaineers, as most of
the old rangers were. : With a lot
. of green eastern students, who,
while they might be able to give
. the scientific and botanical names
for about all the weeds in the
woods, wouldn't know how to ar
range a campfire so the bean pot
wouldn't upset, or how to cook 'em
: anyway, the situation would not be
.considerably improved. The mat
.ter is much of a farce at the best,
and it is to be hoped, in the interest
of future, generations, ; that it will
not be made worse. The idea of
the forest reseive is all right. It
is simply the way it is carried out
that makes people tired. . .
Notice. -
Notice is hereby given tnat my wiie,
Grace E. Barnum, having left my bed
and board, I will mt be responsible tor
; any mile of ber contracting.
Huoh T. Barnum.
, Former address. Buncom, Ore. i tempo
rary uddress, 722 Washington street,
Sea'ttle, 'Wash. "
... . . For Sale. '. " .. "' ' ' '
;' Too buggy, nearly now, end spring.
Will sell cheap. Inquire at this office.
For Sale "' ''"
One ncre of good ground and Improve
ments, in East Medford.
L. B. Drown.
TtowagM They Were Was AisstM.
R.T.r.1 u,ka airo Mr. 8.' L. Bennett
teat samples ot three varieties of ohotoe
apples, grown In hla orchard norm oi ,
Modford, to the Oregon fruit exniou as
the Oharlestoo exposition. 'lUR naiu
nade mention of th faot when the
fruit was tent. We said they were the
trixi anjinlmoni that aver grew and
that we would defy the world io beat
em Hood River not barred Irom com
.HHr.n. Tha fruit waa a long tlmo
Ireaohg Charleston but It finally ar
rived, and when u am ana w inawni
hlhltinn the native went wild
and every visitor to tha expoattlo ex-
pressed great admiration, and tome oi
ih MantAd to handle the fruit to see
if they wete really and truly apples, or
were made of wax. Below la a letter
from Hoa. Q. E. Doseh, superintendent
of tha Oregon exhibit at Charleston:
Charleston. 8. C, Jan. m, liwa
Hit. 3. L. Bknnktt,
Tivin sir? Your favor of the
10th lnau, with Wella, Pargo Co.'i
j . -- v. i fn.klnk T thank vnn
r . . .. . i. ... ,Ka Onuthnpn KmrflU
Co.. and after looking up the matter
they refunded to ua too .o
LaUVUVHmwwj ua j " - r (
tro the niooat of fresh frulta we have
on exhibition, and attract not oniy a
maH its. or atumiuin. out muuu la . wi -
hla nnmment. Suoh apples are not
seen here In the market and mnny
want to handle them, to aee u tney are
I VOl BIUID. ...... - -
Thanking you again in tuo oauio
of
loaomuir, jvu "
Oregon for your thous-hlfulneaa, I am
, loruiauy i uuia,
Henry E. Dosch.
it la'un to Watson ville. Call!., and
nvwvt rIvrf. Orecon. aDole growers
nrnHuoa an annle that's the real tnmg
but still has the delusive appearance ot
being a manufactured wax article.
NONTILLABLE LAND RAISED.
lacraaa la Stat A aiiat Ovar ISw,om,
-.5, eoa lac Vaar . :
An Innnuiae of t24.000.000 In the aa
aeased valuation of -all the property In
the state, as compared with laat year
i niiawn hv the assessment summaries
for 1901, filed in the office of the secre:
tary ot state. Owing to an Increase 01
gmOTJO'tn the exemptions; the net in
crease In the' value of taxable .property
is $23 ,500,000.-. The total value of tax
able property Is now 1141,893.513.96, aa
against $117,804,874.13 In rf00. ..The
total valuation is now higher than it
has been in five years before;' ".There
in an increase' in the. total value of
everv class of .property .except tillable
. .' ' . r .- .1 ,.V , t to '
tana, wnmit suuwa.n uwico w.
OOO.Ofib. This decrease is more than
made up by the incrase on what t
called " nontillable land, ' which ' has
gained $8,000,000. Among the classes
of.property which show heavy Increases
ara street railway. -beds, which nave
doubled in assessed valuation; mer
hnnflla. which has increased $1,300,
000: town and city lots, which have
ron in value $7,500,000, and improve
menu on citv lots, which show an, in
crease of ?3,500.000.. , , .
An Important Opinion Kendered.
. Judge R. P. BoiBe rendered an opinion
of interest and importance last week in
a case coming up in the Douglaa Oountv
circuit court, involving the right of
person 8 to take gravel from the hanks
nf Btrenma when such streams border
upon land belonging to private parties.
The court held that the defendant in
nnhatinn had no rieht to take gravel
from the river bank In question and
that the right of private ownership ex
tends to the center of the stream. Tin
decision not only settles the property
riehts upon gravel beds but will prob
ably affect logging and boom operations
along such streams aa well.
Revival Meetings Closed.
The revival meetings at the First
Methodist Church under the manage
ment and able leadership of the Rev.
Dr. J. J. Walter, closed Tuesday night.
Twenty-one were added to the church,
and a deeper mterest prevails tnrougn-
out the elLv. Dr. Walter's short stay
and work In onr little city will never be
farantten. He is a nrofound thinker
and forcible speaker, who moves the
people by tbe preaching of the pure
word. His illustrations of tbe truth
are largely drawn from his own exper
iences in personal, social and mission
ary fields of the ministry. The town
of Medford Is to be congratulated that
hiB services could be secured even tor a
short time.
Engines and Boilers for Sale.
T havA for a1n at. mv machine ahob.
In Ma.lfr.ril nna Id-hnrRA nowpr hoilRt'
.nuar annlna anrl hnilii.r. nnn ft.hnrse
power engine and boiler. These have
all been overnauiea ana repuireu nuu
are practically aB good as new.
M. Gaclt.
FEED STORE
FLOUR and FEED
always on Hand
Goods delivered free
Agents for
COLEMAN CREEK
LIAIE
h. d. austin & soHmmMmimxmmmmxxm
tK Mar Crias-Eaaaalaatlow.
''Sometime ago County Clerk New
bury received a communication from a
gentleman Hi Nebraska, comprising the
usual long list of questions ooucermug
the resource and capabilities ot Oregon
usually asked by prospective settlers.
Aftnr anawarlnff these Queries In the
nnnridniis manner for which ho Is noted,
Mr. Newbury took charge ot the exam
ination himself and propounajo tuo
fnllnwlnv leading oueatlons:
VNow lot me.Mk you-sorae queatiuH-
vmi ua va ara a niua uariiwuiai wu
ho, in tha weat and we want to. know
what kind of people we are inviting to
ourolinie.
What ara lour nolltloa?
"Have you any anarchistic tendencies?
TTaa nu anv Inclination toward
ooialltm?
l Ara aii a rallirtnua man? '
"Do you believe the earth is round?
"Are you sure Oregon Is on the map
ot the U. S.?
nid vou aver live ta Missouri?
"Do you think tust Bryanlsm Is a live
Issue? . '..;.
What state do you think will be bene
fited by your removal to Oregon
Nebraska or Oregon?
"Do you oonslder governmental pol
icies a msnaoe.to yodr liberties? ' '
"Do you kuow that Oregon took first
prixe at the Buffalo Exposition for but
ter, fruit and grains?
"TVi rmi know that Portland, uregon,
la one of the vory first ports of shipment
far oral n a especially wheal and lum
ber?. . -
"Have vou ever had your liberties re
atralned; if so what did you steal? ,
"There are many other questions i
ml.ht aak hut these are sufflolent to de
termine your desirableness as a cltixen
of Oregoa."
Death ol Mr. Demorest.
VMrn thn ralcnvlaa Ksamlner.
It is our nalnful duty to chronicle the
death of Battle Loretta Uemoreat. -oe
loved wife of Dr. O. F. Demorest,- the
resident dentist. Few ot our people
knew that she waa ill nntil the sad news
nf her death was announced on Friday
evening, January 10th.' ' She breathed
her laat In the presence ot ber husband
and a few kind friends, who attended
her in ber last hours. For a few days
hnfnre. her snfferine was terrible." but
when death came she w.as In peace and
vlthout pain. "'- '.v . '
' ' "Hattio Loretta Sbreve, was born Irr
Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, tblrty-iwo-yeavf
ago. She was. the -daughter,
of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Shrove; old resi
dents of Polk County. ' Eleven 'year
auo. she - wedded Dr.'- Di;morest,' and
came o LakeUe w io reside pcarlv aix'
yearn ko. Deceased led a quiet i.ome
life, and.all her affection was ceiitered
on her husband and children. Those
xho were intimate with her and knew
ber best had a high opinion -of her
worth and. a1' mired her tor the many
womanly qualities she possessed. She
was a true Christian and a devout mem.
ber of the Christian Church."
' Deceased was a resident of Medford.
prior to moving to Lakevlew, her hus
band having practiced dentistry here
for three or four years. ,
, Estray Notice. ,
Taken up and posted by undersigned,
in Sams Valley precinct, Jackson County.
Oregon, one black mare, 11 or 12 years
old, 1ft hands high, white star on fore
head, saddle mark on right Bide, white
hind feet, scar right front heel. Taken
up last fall; shod all around when first
came; appraised at $25.
Dated this 10th dav of January, 1902
Edwin Shipley.
" Wanted "
Girl for general housework; wages $4
per weeK. Aaaress it, care oi .uaii.
VarfsySVV
E. vS. Wolfer,
Job Work in
PLUMBING and
STEEL METAL
Eaat 7th St., MEDFORD, OR i
kttvsvsvt
SHIAYIh A
mm
"We will go down to Shearer's place and
get one,
T3he RIALTO CIGAR STORE
keeps only the best."
A Box 0 Fine Cigars or . v; a ?
An Elegant Pipe
Would be highly appreciated by the head of the
household. Try him. and see - . ,'. f ; ,:
H. C." SHEARER, Proprietor
, Pa to tha Other Dmm. "
It is Thn Mail's painful duty this
ivaitit m annnomio the death-ot Mrs.
Kugenla L. Lawton, beloved wlfo of
Townsman J. W. Lawton, waion ennui-red
on Thursday morning, January
Mil HUt') ' IV.'
Deceased had been III lor several
..! utlth tvnhnld favor, and during
all these anxious woeks .orylhlng
possible to roturn tbe good woman s
hnr. the very best
nuralog aqd medical Mtentioiv having
oeen aaoureu, uui an w --
uompllcatlons which followed her long
ir lllnnaa nn more than IhO WUSK-
ened body could stand and on the date
above mentioned, at one o'clock, a. m.,
h. m.uniu of Death entered that
happy home and took Irom the family
circle IU most treasured member wife
anil mnthar.
Mrs. Lawton was a native of Iowa,
and mi aaed forty-four years ana
.lava. She I nave to mourn her
demise a loving husband abd six chil
dren; four boys, Roborl, me oiueat,
M-m.. ciuti and Diinlaon. and two
girls, Helen aud Loralne, the latter be
ing the youngest, .agod. awiMt seven
n..,.aaAit waa'a devout Christian,
a member of tha Baptist Church of this
olty, and In ! every respect" a model
woman In the walks ol lire, wnuo witiun
it... liniiia nlrala she was a devoted, wife
and mothor, and every member of that
once happy home worsnippou nor as
..iw thnan of noble urlnclplcs and
saintly spirits can worship one of kin
Irani kind. . ... 1 . ... ... , .'- . i.
ti,.. Krt(..lt ivmnathv of all Med-
lord people goea out to this bereaved
family -la their sad hour ni oeepeat
afHtntlnn
r-nnni-al aervicea will lie held at tbe
Riintiat Church Friday, January 31st,
at 2 o'clock, p. m , Rev. T. L. Crai.dall
ufficlatlng.v . j $ ' f M i
Sollaa' Coyotery.
k'Mm th Portland Dallv Tolcaram.
" a N Snlina. a nromlnent lawyer
ij "nf TaAlrann ' PrftnntV.' I
uaiiUecently' a:ueaiber:of the 1
Democratic . Btatev;enirai . t-om-mittes.
is in the city. In- addition
o giving bis attention to law; end
polities',: &f. Solisa has been doing
a atunt at .divervfted jarnuog,.A
great deal of Mr. Soliss' agricultural
lands stand nn an angle of 85 de
grees, and it is with diflieulty that
his horses ana cauie-seep irom in
.nn' off the ranch on busy days
Oojotes make a big inroad at' times
..v. I ifi Knlina chickens, and the
'County of Jackson pays'i a bopiity
of 92 for coyote SCaips. I nia lornieu
o ,l,,l mnann wliv the sgricultura)
attorney desired lo kill as many ol
1 ho donriirlnlorH'-'hS DOBSlhlO. Un
the main Coyote trail Mr. Soliss re
moved enough of hiB farm to make
n jjerpendicular wall, and enclosed
the lower eide with a high- board
fence. . Two coyotes were caught in
trnus and Dlaced within the enclos
ure. Within two weeks Mr. Soliss
says thirty-two ooyotos were within
the prison walls. -
For Trade
t tu otail oU Inar wheal. Stude-
baker wagon.. Will trade for . lighter
wagon or for lumber. " -
- J. H. BEI.LINOEB.
Closing Out
Kntlro stock at Curnea's raoket store.
OLD and NEW
You' can always find what you
want at our
SECOND HAND
STORE
Wa narrv TJnnr vrClR of all Hindi
We charge you nothing for look
ing at our Btock.
BADS & SONS
Across the Track
NEW GOODS at
Medford Racket Store
New and complete Una ol infants wool nndiTgitrimnits. All
r .nn nu.,irnl for children from
rfclUii'ti ui vrnMiiiiK nyp(sss
one day to ten years of age
Girls Drssaes and Skirts, t.adlea' and Misses Aprons.
Ladies' Silk Wsisti the -ry
H. B. NYE.
' ; ; MEDFORD, OREGON
and
Wo fiirnih them
For FAMILY and COMMERCIAL
ORCHARDS; also to NURSERY
MEN and DEALERS
B5t and most reliable stock grown
Send for Catalogue and prices
PACIFIC NURSERY CO.
TANGENT, OREGON
"
4i
Wood Choppers,
, Wherf you ars uuvlng tools for the dnvastatinn of the Blent f"r
(i estsol Southern Oregon It la e.senlial to have the Wsl, rle
how aro you going to make any raonry out ol the business? II
you haven't teen my
AXES and S A W S
, , 'ou haven't so.in the host and
Ceraer 7th and B St
Phone Main 171
S U N N Y S I
EAGLE. POINT. OREGON
' Hiiviiig purnhaso'l tlie propVrty
II .!llu
now prepared to accomiuudaW
their patrouage
To Voters.
I am iuonlleil with all necessary reg
istration blanks and will fill out same
free of cojt. "The law requires that you
must register, before you can vote at
the next June election.
It. T. LAWTON.
Medford, Oregon.
For Sale or Trade.
u... n inon rtrmnfl homes, sovon and
oignt years 0111, iur duiu ui
8lo0k hogs. Apply to .1. h. Lamborn
. .u ti.-ll ..!..... niiHlh lit Mnflffll'fl.
mi ,uu ,
Rooms to Kent.
I have furnished and unfurnished
rooms to rent. Multablo for IIrIiI house
keeping, millinery or dressmnklng.
Near business center of city.
A. M. LOUKH.
A Winter Trip
To Southern California and Arizona
via the famous unasta itouie is onu
never to bo forgotten. Konowed ac-
innulntanna with this section will over
ir. irili nnlnu of In tor. et and
rttlnd sources 01 enjoyniuni. unuor in
j. ulrlria In l.llf) Vlir flLV Ol inLfimhll)
mill added industries, In Its proline
vecelall 'n and among lis numrjeriesB
resorts of mountain, shore, valley and
plain. . ,',-.
fwo trains leave Portland dally,
n.orning and evening, for California.
Those trains are equipped with tho
moBt Improved pattern of Btandard and
tourlrt slreplng cars, and tho low ratos
place the trip in roach of all.
Vor illustrated guides of California
and Arizona winter renotte, addross
R. B. Milukk, O. F. A.,
Portland, O. e.
West Side
Evaporator
Medford, - - - Oregon
I have Dried Fruit and '
pure Cider Vinegar for
sale ,
E,. r. LOZIER, Prop.
iimh. - -
latest, an colors anu
- '
eheaiet
H. 0. Nicholson $
D E HOTEL
on the fpulh side of Uu'tn orcrk,
Va arrnnfli.fi' Ihn llllllllitlU. WO are
the public, and solicit a shuro of
A. C. HOWLETT, Prop.,
' EAOI-K POINT. ORKGON
SHERIFF'S SALE.
BY VIIITI'K nl ll fXMllllnll lulled out til llm
fl.,tlt f'.uirl tif llm Htatu of Ori'Ifllll. tor
llm Coiimjr ol Jaikmin, 011 luiltmont roiKlori"!
In nld rirnill ('ourt on tho l'ilil najr ni mi,
ih'h. wliiiri-ln c. A. Iiinkor and A. K. IlinWor.
inrtni?r lunkor Hmilu-rt, .llnlllt. win
erc.l a ulnii-ni aitnlnai H. T. Honor, Jo'il
Dunn) anil M. 8. McColllliill, iloli'imnnn. lor inn
inn ul c Ik 111 hnniUuil mveiitr ami 'Jllim (tuTO.'.'l)
ilnllitm, with liiliTcnl uicri'on ni 1110 ram i
pur colli mr nitnuin front llm 1.1th (Iny of April.
lK'.m, ami llm ttinhiT mini nf iwunly-lwo (Ki.ou) ,
iloiiHrii i'iihim, wnii-ii juiixtnuiii wiw onrnn'n mm .
.l...-1fnli.ri In Ihn iiDlt-n ni llifl folltltv t'llirk Of
alii Jn -knoll County, Orexoii, on llm llih ilay
of Arll. 1s. awl whereas by virtue nf nn
..iillfiti UaiiitH mil of tlin Kliirk'M offii-o tor Nnlll
comity mill lUnte, tlieru wah mlil'6n itnli) Jnilt;'
i.ienl on Aiiicu'l m. iwio, 1110 mn ni uirou inn.. .
ilroil ninety (fmi.uo) ilollnri ni"'" by t"
roturn of milil uxeemlon, tburuforu In obcilleneo
10 Uic (,'oruiiin.iuln of nitlil liwt nanmil execution
ilnteil Jnnuary IWU, I illil on the JHIIi day of
Jnmirtry, iluly levy tinin and will sell
1 1111 low llri-i ti. ot the front iloor nf the eoiirt
Iioiko In lh Town of Jrirknoiivllli', Jekon
bounty, OreKolt, 011 .
Saturday, flared 1, 190a,
Al tlielioiirof2o'rliK'k p. 111. of told ilny, III"
following ilem'rlbi-il rcul proierty, lo-wlt:
Uit 'il, 11111I '.'11, oik I', It. II. mlilllloii l
Anlilnml, Ori-Kim, loKulier with nil nppurte.
nnneiiH iliereuuto IiuIohkIuk.
Ai.kx. Oiimb, Blierlff.
Ilnteil ill .iiuikKolirlllo, Ore., .Inn, 'iv, 1MU. :
Dyspepsia Cure
Diaests what vmi eat.
-m n "
This preparation contains all ot tho
dlgcHtiiiils and (lignuts nil kinds of
food. HglvcHliiBUttib lcllofiuul 11 over
....nn li ..11. ... nit
llllin Lll llll V, 111 UlillVVO ,TlU bU Ul.ll t...
, tho food you want. Tlin most scrmltlvo
HboiiinuiiM uui Muiuiio jy il unu iiiuny .
t.hrmuonflu nf fl unnotil. du hovn- linen
cured after everything olse fallod. It
pruvoniiH luriiiituioii ui giiHUii tiiuntium-
nch, relieving all dlHtreHHitftcrciitlng,
Dieting unnecessary, Pleasant to take.
It oan't help - .
. - but do you good
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